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openSUSE: 2019:1224-1 Low: blktrace Buffer Overflow Fix

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Calendar Grey April 17, 2019
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
The latest blktrace update for openSUSE addresses CVE-2018-10689, minimizing buffer overflow vulnerabilities. It’s advisable to install securely for enhanced system safety
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description

This update for blktrace fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2018-10689: Prevent buffer overflow in the dev_map_read function

because the device and devno arrays were too small (bsc#1091942)

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

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security advisory update buffer overflow software fix low severity openSUSE blktrace

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2019-1224=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.0 (x86_64):

blktrace-1.1.0+git.20170126-lp150.2.3.1

blktrace-debuginfo-1.1.0+git.20170126-lp150.2.3.1

blktrace-debugsource-1.1.0+git.20170126-lp150.2.3.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10689.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1091942

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2019:1224-1
Rating: low
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.0

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